Partners, not prisoners
By Salah Montasser
The problem of Arab relations with Israel, has little to do with who rules in Israel -- Barak, Sharon, Shamir, Netanyahu or Peres -- but has much to do with the misconceptions deeply ingrained in the minds of all Israeli leaders and their insistence that things could not be otherwise.--read on--

Close upBy Salama Ahmed SalamaA tragic case
There is no longer any reason to think the world community is capable of resuming the Middle East peace process.--read on--

Editorial
Please, Mrs Robinson
During a four-day visit to occupied Palestinian territories, UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson saw for herself a few examples of the Israeli terror campaign to which Palestinians are subjected as a matter of routine.--read on--

Naguib MahfouzThe homeland for allIn spite of all the infractions that took place in the People's Assembly elections, I feel they represent the best electoral process to take place in Egypt for many years -- a hypothesis that will be tested in the coming parliamentary term.--read on--